Fran and Friends

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Trash Bag Sprider

With Halloween just around the corner here is a last minute craft that you can get your children involved in and clean up the yard at the same time. It's easy to make and clean-up as well.

Here is a list of the materials you will need:

18 large black trash bags

Leaves or newspaper

Black electrical tape

Large red plastic party cups

Instructions

To create the spider's body, stuff one trash bag full of dry leaves (you can
also use crumpled newspaper). Tie the bag closed, then flip it upside down. To
make the head, stuff a second bag (not as full as the first), tie it closed, and
tape it to the body.

To make one of the legs, roll up two garbage bags together lengthwise. Wrap
them with electrical tape at both ends and at two points along the leg to make
joints. Roll up seven more legs, then cut four small slits in each side of the
spider's body and slip the legs in place.

Cut the white lip off two of the red plastic cups, then tape them onto the
spider's body to make his beady red eyes. For the fangs, cut two triangles out
of the third plastic cup (or another piece of white plastic) and tape them onto
the spider so that the white side faces up.

Perch the spider atop a big pile of relatively dry leaves. To create a web
for her, simply weave and tie lengths of clothesline or twine across your porch.
For an extra scary effect, tie a few unlucky stuffed animals to her
web.

Books related to our topic:

Halloween Bugs: A Trick or Treat Pop Up Book

Reviewed on amazon--"My little girl adores this book, she talks about it at bedtime, we have to draw
pictures of all the bugs, she won't stop talking about it. Love it!!"For more information

Sipping Spiders Through a Straw: Campfire Songs for
Monsters

Reviewed on amazon--"This book contains a mix of deliciously funny, ghoulish, and sometimes even
quite gross replacement lyrics for familiar songs. "A-camping we will go with
monster friends in tow" replaces the regular lyrics of "The Farmer in the Dell".
Instead of singing, "Take me out to the ballgame", substitute "Take me out to
the graveyard. Take me out to the tombs. Buy me worms from that Quasi named
Jack. I don't care `bout that hump on his back". Be prepared for the truly
disgusting, "Blow, blow, blow your nose sick and stuffy ghost. Pick it, and poke
it, and pull it out, and spread it on your toast." If you do not know the
original song, you will have to "Google" to learn the tune. Primarily black and
brown tone watercolor and mixed media illustrations accompany the lyrics
revealing figures with elongated and exaggerated appendages and spiked and
scraggly hair. " For more info